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OpenAI’s experimental reasoning LLM model hits IMO gold-level math milestone
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July 21, 2025
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1. OpenAI’s experimental reasoning LLM model hits IMO gold-level math milestone
2 4.5-hour exam sessions, with no tools or the internet for the evaluation — the same rules as human contestants.
July 2024: Google DeepMind achieved silver-medal standard.
Went beyond the standard reinforcement learning to generate complex, human-level mathematical proofs for IMO-style problems.
New test-time compute scaling approach to beat human contestants.
No plans to release any models with this level of math capability for “several months.”
GPT-5 is coming soon, though.
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3. xAI to bring kid-friendly AI app “Baby Grok,” says Elon
Representational image generated using ChatGPT.
The new app will offer kid-friendly content to get more traction and avoid criticism.
TBD: the exact release date and other details.
Grok recently faced public outrage over its antisemitic comments.
NSFW content also appeared on the recently added AI “companions”, despite the app’s 12+ rating.
